Joakim Folkesson

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Joakim Folkesson is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Joakim Folkesson has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Oncology, 17 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Joakim Folkesson's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (18 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (12 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (11 papers). Joakim Folkesson is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (18 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (12 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (11 papers). Joakim Folkesson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and Norway. Joakim Folkesson's co-authors include Lars Påhlman, Ulf Gunnarsson, Bengt Glimelius, Helgi Birgisson, Björn Cedermark, Corrie A.M. Marijnen, Laurence Collette, Krzysztof Bujko, Lars Påhlman and Hein Putter and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and International Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Joakim Folkesson

21 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial: Long Lasting Benefits From Radiotherapy on Survival and Local Recurrence Rate

2005 591 citations Joakim Folkesson, Helgi Birgisson et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joakim Folkesson Sweden	11	1.0k	1.0k	212	141	93	21	1.3k
Andrew Maw United Kingdom	9	609 0.6×	597 0.6×	213 1.0×	80 0.6×	46 0.5×	17	833
Johan Pollack Sweden	10	580 0.6×	837 0.8×	113 0.5×	94 0.7×	65 0.7×	11	996
David Schache Australia	11	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	220 1.0×	142 1.0×	15 0.2×	21	1.3k
Mark Gudgeon United Kingdom	6	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	195 0.9×	41 0.3×	129 1.4×	11	1.4k
Birger Henning Endreseth Norway	16	660 0.6×	638 0.6×	132 0.6×	70 0.5×	25 0.3×	30	866
Federico Tomassini Italy	17	314 0.3×	552 0.5×	196 0.9×	56 0.4×	38 0.4×	41	856
Dick van Geldere Netherlands	17	249 0.2×	965 0.9×	183 0.9×	81 0.6×	83 0.9×	24	1.1k
É. Pélissier France	15	436 0.4×	738 0.7×	235 1.1×	121 0.9×	44 0.5×	77	912
Christopher Macklin United Kingdom	8	824 0.8×	797 0.8×	144 0.7×	87 0.6×	25 0.3×	11	985
Chung Ngai Tang China	20	560 0.5×	920 0.9×	591 2.8×	56 0.4×	19 0.2×	40	1.3k

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Blomqvist, Lennart, Abbas Chabok, Joakim Folkesson, et al.. (2024). Short-term outcomes from the ‘Watch and Wait’ (WoW) study: prospective cohort study. BJS Open. 9(1). 2 indexed citations

Pritchard, D. Mark, David M. Hughes, A.S. Dhadda, et al.. (2024). Contact X-ray Brachytherapy as a sole treatment in selected patients with early rectal cancer – Multi-centre study. Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. 49. 100851–100851. 1 indexed citations

Chabok, Abbas, Joakim Folkesson, Linda Hermus, et al.. (2024). 72238 - Major LARS in patients with rectal cancer following a Watch and Wait protocol – results from the Swedish national Wow study. British journal of surgery. 111(Supplement_7). 1 indexed citations

Folkesson, Joakim, et al.. (2024). Total mesorectal excision quality in rectal cancer surgery affects local recurrence rate but not distant recurrence and survival: population-based cohort study. BJS Open. 8(4). 4 indexed citations

Enblad, Malin, et al.. (2023). Signet Ring Cell Colorectal and Appendiceal Cancer: A Small Signet Ring Cell Component Is Also Associated with Poor Outcome. Cancers. 15(9). 2497–2497. 5 indexed citations

Rockall, Tim, A.S. Dhadda, I.A. Hunter, et al.. (2023). Planned organ preservation for elderly patients with rectal cancer using short course radiotherapy and a contact brachytherapy boost-an International multi-institution analysis. Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. 39. 100580–100580. 7 indexed citations

Enblad, Malin, et al.. (2022). Mucinous rectal cancers: clinical features and prognosis in a population-based cohort. BJS Open. 6(2). 9 indexed citations

Folkesson, Joakim, Conny Wallon, Håvard Mjørud Forsmo, et al.. (2020). Laparoscopic Lavage vs Primary Resection for Acute Perforated Diverticulitis. JAMA Surgery. 156(2). 121–121. 29 indexed citations

Schultz, Johannes, Sheraz Yaqub, Conny Wallon, et al.. (2015). Laparoscopic Lavage vs Primary Resection for Acute Perforated Diverticulitis. JAMA. 314(13). 1364–1364. 141 indexed citations

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Folkesson, Joakim, Anna Martling, & Karl Kodeda. (2015). Current considerations in colorectal cancer surgery. 4(4). 167–174. 2 indexed citations

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Jung, B, et al.. (2014). Impact of mechanical bowel preparation on survival after colonic cancer resection. British journal of surgery. 101(12). 1594–1600. 8 indexed citations

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Smedh, Kenneth, et al.. (2012). Effect of local gentamicin–collagen on perineal wound complications and cancer recurrence after abdominoperineal resection: a multicentre randomized controlled trial. Colorectal Disease. 15(3). 341–346. 11 indexed citations

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Folkesson, Joakim, Steven R. Brown, Ulf Gunnarsson, & Lars Påhlman. (2011). Randomised multicentre trial of circular stapling devices. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 27(2). 227–232. 2 indexed citations

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Folkesson, Joakim, Gerda Engholm, E. Ehrnrooth, et al.. (2009). Rectal cancer survival in the Nordic countries and Scotland. International Journal of Cancer. 125(10). 2406–2412. 21 indexed citations

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Dulk, Marcel den, Hein Putter, Laurence Collette, et al.. (2009). The abdominoperineal resection itself is associated with an adverse outcome: The European experience based on a pooled analysis of five European randomised clinical trials on rectal cancer. European Journal of Cancer. 45(7). 1175–1183. 133 indexed citations

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Dulk, Marcel den, Corrie A.M. Marijnen, Laurence Collette, et al.. (2009). Multicentre analysis of oncological and survival outcomes following anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery. British journal of surgery. 96(9). 1066–1075. 220 indexed citations

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D’Hoore, André, Daphne Hompes, Joakim Folkesson, Freddy Penninckx, & Lars Påhlman. (2008). Circular ‘superelastic’ compression anastomosis: From the animal lab to clinical practice. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies. 17(3). 172–175. 22 indexed citations

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Folkesson, Joakim, Robert Johansson, Lars Påhlman, & Ulf Gunnarsson. (2007). Population-based study of local surgery for rectal cancer. British journal of surgery. 94(11). 1421–1426. 19 indexed citations

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Folkesson, Joakim, Helgi Birgisson, Lars Påhlman, et al.. (2005). Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial: Long Lasting Benefits From Radiotherapy on Survival and Local Recurrence Rate. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 23(24). 5644–5650. 591 indexed citations breakdown →

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Folkesson, Joakim, Jonas Nilsson, Lars Påhlman, Bengt Glimelius, & Ulf Gunnarsson. (2004). The circular stapling device as a risk factor for anastomotic leakage. Colorectal Disease. 6(4). 275–279. 33 indexed citations

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